OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 June 2022
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
3 October 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust
SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
302
299 full-time ·
3 part-time
Female pupils
153
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
149
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.5 pts
above England
School
49.3%
Hammersmith and Fulham
23.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.8 pts
above England
School
29.1%
Hammersmith and Fulham
30.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Hammersmith and Fulham
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
17.5%
53
White British
15.2%
46
Any other Mixed background
12.6%
38
Any other Asian background
11.9%
36
Any other White background
11.9%
36
Any other Black background
8.6%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
28.5%
86 of
302 pupils
7.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.6%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
81.2%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.8%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.64 pts
lower than
England
School
4.58%
Hammersmith and Fulham
6.90%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.38 pts
lower than
England
School
9.43%
Hammersmith and Fulham
19.90%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Hammersmith and Fulham
1.69%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
67.7%
20.5 pts
below England
St John XXIII Catholic Primary School
67.7%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.